Bhubaneswar, June 24: Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha on Wednesday began an indefinite dharna outside the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Kendrapara, demanding the arrest of all individuals allegedly involved in an attack on her earlier this month.

Accompanied by a large number of supporters, Ojha staged the protest at the designated dharna site in front of Kendrapara SP office. She asserted that the agitation would continue until all accused named in the case are arrested and her other demands are addressed.

The protest is linked to an alleged attack on the sarpanch that took place on June 11. According to Ojha, seven key accused remain at large despite nearly two weeks having passed since the incident.

Ojha said she had submitted a written complaint to the Director General of Police (DGP) on June 17, alleging police inaction and warning that she would launch a mass protest if no concrete steps were taken.

“Even seven days after submitting the complaint, neither has the police administration contacted me nor have the accused been arrested,” she told supporters gathered at the protest site.

In a memorandum submitted to the SP, Ojha demanded the immediate arrest of the accused, including Prashant Sethi, Harish Lenka, Krishnapad Mandal, Chandrakant Swain, Manas Mohanty, and Rohit Rout. She also sought the registration of cases against the Mahakalapara Block Development Officer (BDO) and certain police personnel whom she accused of assaulting her.

The dharna was continuing at the time of filing this report.